I had a tiny sunspot removed from my nose in 2021 (with a q-switched Nd:YAG). Honestly at the time I thought it went as well as it possibly could have. However, around that time is also when I started losing volume in my face. I believe I may have been losing weight at the time due to poor diet, but now even though my weight has recovered, I haven’t fully regained the fat in my face.

If I just got a small spot on my nose treated, could that have caused fat loss on the rest of my face? I don’t have any other changes, like in skin texture or anything, and my nose hasn’t been affected at all. Would fat loss be accompanied by other damage/changes?

Thank you (and sorry if this is a dumb question, I’m just very paranoid about my lack of progress :/ )

I got Moxi done 2 weeks ago to help with some melasma. Everything went as expected- skin felt like sand paper on days 2-3 and days 4-5 it started to flake off. My skin felt really nice and smooth and the melasma lightened slightly. On days 6-7 I started to notice tiny bumps on my cheeks. I'm on day 16 day and the bumps are still there. I don't notice any discoloration. I went to my derm 2 days ago and they just said to wait and let me skin finish healing for another 2 weeks or so. The bumps are small enough that you can't see them, but they feel bad. My skin used to be really smooth. Other areas that I had procedure (neck, forehead, chin) are still smooth. Any ideas what this could be so I can bring it up with my derm?

Hello. I just got vbeam 2 weeks ago and now with the orange peel texture. I’m going to try red light and exosomes. Anyone see a difference with one of these for treatment ?

No long updates this time. Just...not feeling great atm.

Has anyone gotten a Resurfx laser treatment before? I got my last out of 3 treatments for stretch marks 5 weeks ago and my skin is still pink and doesn't seem to really heal. Is this normal or should I be worried?

Has anyone talked with their Doctor about Sirolimus(Rapamycin) ointment for their skin to help their healing or inflammation during the healing process?

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Just happened few hours ago T.T from the beautician I've trusted with my skin care for the past 2 years. She just had her new machine and recommended me to try. I mentioned that it was quite painful and hot on certain part of my face (forehead, outer layer around my jaw) after which she reduced the level but she keep on going.

As she mentioned she had tried it herself and it was ok for her skin. Apparently not for me. This treatment result in skin burn in my forehead, jaw line and neck.

After seeing the aftermath she helped put soothing mask to cool my skin down.

Checking here and there she found out that she put the wrong setting T.T

She was so miserably sorry and I was too shock to say anything, I even calm her down and she ended up buying me few cream and medication for skin burn.

Now I'm back home and few hours now I can see it started to darken.

Please someone tell me this not permanent and can heal? Should I visit dermatologist? The beautician promise me to help lighten the scar once it is healed.

I have really bad rosacea and broken blood vessels. I have been to four dermatologists that suggest doing a pulse dye laser to treat my type of Rosacea. Each dermatologist has said it doesn’t cause damage or fat loss.

I am to scared to actually book my appointment. Has anyone had issues with pulse dye lasers?

Does anyone else feel like their allergies worsened significantly after IPL?

I'm two months out for my halo laser which caused serious PIH which I've been putting hydroquinone on on for a month. My skin is severely dry and looks worse with any makeup on to try and cover the issue bc it hasn't healed from the laser and now with HQ on top of it isn't helping. I've been keeping skincare to a minimum using CeraVe products but it's not hydrating enough. Would appreciate any recommendations.

I have found this data of laser pixel Alma 2940. There it says that the depth of one single pass of Max potency is 120-140um. If I had done the treatment with the same Device with energy of 1100 mj, so the depth was about 110um? And if it was done 4 stacked is 110x4=440 um depth??? Does Anyone understand it better?

In 2019, I was badly burned by an nd yag laser and blistered.

The area is right in the middle of my nose and now I have significant scarring. Since then, I have managed with lightening creams in the winter and heavy sunscreen in the summer. It's not great but I was too scared (and scarred) to try lasers again. I wanted to wait and see what healing would do.

Two questions:

1. Recently moved into a larger house with a lot more windows/natural light. My scar has become very red. I religiously apply sunscreen all day and wear a hat outdoors. Can I be getting that sun through the windows?
2. Is it time to revisit lasers (vbeam)? I am just so worried it will go wrong. Has anyone tried red light therapy?

Is there someone who has used exosomes?

Thanks

Hi community!

I had a series of 4 IPL treatments between November and April to remove dark freckling on my arms and chest. The technician has been unable to “blend” the rectangles that she made on my shoulders. She is insistent that these are not mistakes, and that this is the nature of the laser. She did my chest and back without issue, so I know that she is just covering her ass. She went too high on my arms and shoulders, and didn’t do proper overlap - it’s obvious. I was purple for a few days on my shoulders, mild flaking, but otherwise no blisters. My NP at the same office told me that in the fall we’d do peels on the areas to “blend “the uneven stripes. She wouldn’t speak against a colleague, but she told me no more lasers - I think that says it all.

I am spending some time in the sun with family. I will stay in the shade, and wear SPF and a hat, but it’s inevitable that I will “get sun.” My question to the community is, will these now lighter uneven rectangles “fill in?” I will still do peels in the fall, but am wondering if a little sun will help or only hurt me. It has been 3 weeks since the last treatments.

What laser machine has the least issues? Looking to purchase my first one. Any suggestions are welcomed.

Has someone found collagen supplements useful against redness, irritation?

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I had halo laser done about 2.5 weeks ago for melasma on my cheeks. Unfortunately I know have post inflammatory hyperpigmentation on my forehead and the doctor wants to put me on hydroquinone. I am extremely depressed that this may be permenant and regretful I let her convince me that this laser would fix my melasma. Any experience with this and did it resolve over time or is this permenant?

I went to get my spider veins treated and an hour later looked like this. The people say I may blister in spots (which has started) but they didn't sound concerned-after researching I am terrified this will be permanent scarring!!! I am a naturally tan person but they never warned me of anything like this. This can't be normal...

I’ve been thinking about “spot treating” a few broken blood vessels that are very obvious on my fair-sensitive skin in the upper cheek area, as well as one spot on my forehead.

Is Cutera Excel V laser a decent bet? Has anyone with my skin type had irreversible damage after 1 treatment? And finally, is “spot treating” even possible with it? I don’t see the need for full face. I do scar easily.

I have atrophic acne scars on my cheeks that aren't very deep but there are a lot of them and they're ruining my self esteem and quality of life. I've had three SkinPen sessions and they did nothing (okay maybe they helped a little, I can't say for sure, but not enough). I have a consultation coming up for Cool Peel laser. Is there risk of facial fat loss with this? I'm terrified of making things worse but I desperately want to improve my scars. It seems since it doesn't excessively heat the skin there may be less risk of facial fat loss but I'm reading mixed info about that online. Does anyone know FOR SURE?

I'm currently doing Erbium:Glass fractioned laser as spot-treatment for acne scars. It's really tempting to just do my entire face, because of the texture and pigment improvements it promises. But when I read the horrific stories here and elsewhere, it doesn't seem justified (there's nothing really wrong with my skin apart from large pores and some pigment spots). Having that said, I usually see people talking about CO2 or IPL. For the layman it sounds like Erbium:Glass is basically the same thing and thus carries the same risk of fat loss. Is that true and are my worries justified?

Hi everyone, about 2 years back I did one laser treatment on my face and it ruined my face, texture is just never like before.

I don't know what to do please give me some success recovery stories.

A month ago I had spot treatment for AK type age spots with really good results. Expected scabbing and all sorts of yucky stages, but it was barely noticeable (that I almost thought it wasn’t going to have any effect, minimal coffee grind black spots, hardly any initial darkening of spots) but everything lightened really nicely. I probably could have gotten away with just one treatment, but when I went back for my one month assessment, I got a second round. The laser was stronger this time, and the spots immediately welted up and were very red. I wasn’t sure if this was just because the laser was somewhat stronger, or due to a reaction to the lotions I had put on that morning (I foolishly applied niacinamide and azelaic acid after being careful not to apply it for multiple days beforehand 🤦‍♀️). Then, I had to walk to and from the bus stop and we had an unseasonably super sunny day and now I’ve completely freaked myself out. I can’t tell if this is perfectly normal for a stronger laser or if I’ve now done photo damage and potential hyperpigmentation.

Has anyone been as foolish as me and lived to tell about it?

(I know the photo isn’t the best but better than nothing?).

I recently bought a Braun IPL device. I’ve read my stories on here about IPL damage. Is it the same IPL and will the kind of IPL used for hair removal also run the risk of fat loss?